Blog: Enforcing Air and Water Pollution - Laws Promotes Public Health, Trump Administration Must End the Enforcement Holiday

The Trump administration should be proactively helping the most vulnerable people during the COVID-19 pandemic. At a minimum, they should not proactively put people in harm’s way. Yet, during this public health crisis, the administration has acted against public health-- from suspending enforcement of environmental protection laws to concealing information about how much pollution will be released into our air and water. The EPA must end this policy now and enforce our environmental laws.

Blog: What the Toxic Spill in the Animas River Means for All of Us

On August 5th an environmental crew set out to pump and treat contaminated wastewater at the defunct Gold King Mine in Colorado. Instead, they accidentally sprung an enormous leak. How can communities protect themselves from future problems with abandoned mines?

Camilla SimonSeptember 2, 2015Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Colorado, Pollution, New Mexico, Utah, MinesComment

Press Release: Latino Conservation Alliance applauds Clean Water Rule

The Latino Conservation Alliance – a group of six national Latino organizations dedicated to representing a diverse array of Latino communities to conserve our natural heritage for future generations—released the following statement applauding the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Water Rule, which clarifies protections for streams and wetlands, announced yesterday.

Featured: Latino groups flex muscle on EPA water reg, The Hill

HECHO Director Rod Torrez was interviewed by Benjamin Goad of The Hill to discuss why Latino organizations have joined to support the "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS), a new EPA rule that more clearly defines waters protected under the Clean Water Act.

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